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Domantas Sabonis
Domantas Sabonis, Lithuanian NBA forward-center for the Sacramento Kings, three-time All-Star, son of Arvydas Sabonis; 58 career triple-doubles, 2023-24 19-13-8 season, left knee meniscus surgery ended 2025-26.
Dominique Malonga (basketball)
Dominique Malonga (born 2005, Yaounde, Cameroon) is a French 6-foot-6 center, 2024 Olympic silver medalist, first Frenchwoman to dunk in an official game, and No. 2 pick of the 2025 WNBA Draft for the Seattle Storm.
Dominique Wilkins
Dominique Wilkins, "The Human Highlight Film" (born 1960, Paris, France), is a Hall of Fame forward, nine-time NBA All-Star, 1986 scoring champion, and the Atlanta Hawks' all-time leading scorer.
Don Barksdale
Don Barksdale (1923-1993), American basketball pioneer from Oakland: first Black Helms All-American (1947), first Black US Olympic basketball player and gold medalist (1948), first Black NBA All-Star (1953); Hall of Fame 2012.
Don Dee
Don Dee (Donald Francis Dee, 1943-2014) was an American basketball player who won gold in men's basketball at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and played one ABA season, 1968-69, with the Indiana Pacers, averaging 5.7 points per game.
Don Haskins
Don Haskins, "The Bear" (1930-2008), UTEP/Texas Western basketball coach 1961-99; won 719 games and the 1966 NCAA title over Kentucky with the first all-Black starting five.
Don Nelson
Don Nelson (1940-2026), "Nellie," Hall of Fame NBA head coach of the Bucks, Warriors, Knicks, and Mavericks; 1,335 career wins, second all-time, three-time Coach of the Year, five-time champion as a Celtics player, pioneer of small-ball and the point forward.
Donatas Motiejūnas
Donatas Motiejūnas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player, a 213 cm power forward born in Kaunas in 1990 who was drafted 20th overall in 2011 and played six NBA seasons.
Donovan Mitchell
Donovan Mitchell, NBA shooting guard (#45) for the Cleveland Cavaliers, formerly Utah Jazz; 2017 13th pick, seven-time All-Star, three-time All-NBA, signed a 4-year $273 million extension in 2026.
Donte DiVincenzo
Donte DiVincenzo (born 1997, Newark, Delaware) is an NBA shooting guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves, formerly Villanova's 2018 Final Four MOP, a 2021 Bucks champion, and the Knicks' single-season three-point record holder (283 in 2023-24).
Đorđe Lavrnić
Đorđe Lavrnić (Ђорђе Лаврнић, 1946–2010), Yugoslav handball player; won gold with Yugoslavia at the 1972 Munich Olympics (21:16 final over Czechoslovakia) and bronze at the 1970 and 1974 World Championships.
Dorell Wright
Dorell Wright (born 1985) is an American retired NBA forward-guard, drafted 19th overall in 2004 by Miami; won a title with the Heat and led the NBA in three-pointers made and attempted in 2010-11 with Golden State.
Dorian Finney-Smith
Dorian Finney-Smith (Doe-Doe), undrafted NBA forward (born 1993, Portsmouth, Virginia) for the Atlanta Hawks; ex-Mavericks, Nets, Lakers, Rockets, Hornets; 3-and-D wing, 628 career games.
Double-double
Double-double: basketball stat of 10+ in two of five categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks) in one game; term from 1985; Chamberlain holds 968 career and 227-game streak records.
Doug Christie
Doug Christie (born 1970, Seattle) is head coach of the Sacramento Kings and a former NBA guard-forward; 15 seasons, 17th pick of the 1992 draft, four All-Defensive selections with the Kings, interim head coach December 2024, permanent May 2025.
Doug Collins (basketball)
Doug Collins (born 1951, Christopher, Illinois) is a Hall of Fame basketball player, coach, and broadcaster: 1972 Olympic silver medalist, Illinois State's 2,240-point record scorer, 1973 No. 1 pick, four-time NBA All-Star with the 76ers, and coach of the Bulls, Pistons, Wizards, and 76ers.
Doug McDermott
Doug McDermott (born 1992) is an American NBA forward, 11th pick of the 2014 draft (Denver, traded to Chicago) and Creighton's 3,150-point scorer, fifth in NCAA history; his No. 3 jersey was retired in 2023.
Doug Partie
Doug Partie (Robert Douglas Partie, born 1961), American volleyball middle blocker from Santa Barbara; UCLA four-time NCAA champion, 1988 Olympic gold and 1992 bronze medalist, later IT executive.
Douglas
Douglas is the competition name of Douglas Chiarotti, Brazilian middle blocker born 1970 in Santo André, São Paulo; Olympic gold medalist in men's volleyball at Barcelona 1992, sixth at Sydney 2000, later a coach.
Douglas Souza
Douglas Souza (Douglas Correia de Souza), born 1995, is a Brazilian volleyball outside hitter, Rio 2016 Olympic champion, Tokyo 2020 fourth-place finisher, and 2026 national-team returnee.
Draft (sports)
Draft (sports): sequential player allocation used by the NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL, with priority by reverse standings finish or weighted lottery; first used by the NFL in 1936.
Dragan Bender
Dragan Bender, Croatian basketball forward born 1997 in Čapljina; 7-foot stretch big from Maccabi Tel Aviv drafted fourth overall by Phoenix in 2016; 187 NBA games with Suns, Bucks, Warriors; later Maccabi, Wisconsin Herd, Obradoiro.
Dragan Kicanovic
Dragan Kicanovic (Драган Кићановић), born 1953 in Čačak, Serbian shooting guard, Yugoslav star with Partizan Belgrade; Olympic gold 1980, World champion 1978, three EuroBasket titles, FIBA Hall of Fame 2010, later Olympic Committee president 1996-2005.
Dragan Mladenović
Dragan Mladenović (Драган Младеновић) names several Serbian athletes: a handballer born 1956 in Pirot, 1984 Olympic gold medalist with Yugoslavia, and a footballer born 1976 in Kraljevo, Red Star and Rangers midfielder with 17 national caps.
Dragica Đuric
Dragica Đurić (Драгица Ђурић), born 1963 in Šabac, Serbian handball goalkeeper; won 1984 Olympic gold with Yugoslavia, placed fourth in 1988, later coached Serbia's women's national team.
Drago Vukovic
Drago Vuković, Croatian handball player born 1983 in Split; Olympic gold 2004 and bronze 2012 with Croatia; left/centre back for Zagreb, Velenje, Gummersbach, Lübbecke, and Füchse Berlin; retired 2019.
Drake Powell
Drake Powell (born 2005) is an NBA guard-forward for the Brooklyn Nets, drafted 22nd overall in 2025 by Atlanta after one UNC season (7.4 ppg), cousin of Hubert Davis.
Draymond Green
Draymond Green (born 1990, Saginaw, Michigan) is a Golden State Warriors forward-center, four-time NBA champion (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022), 2016-17 Defensive Player of the Year, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and Michigan State's all-time leading rebounder.
Drazen Dalipagic
Drazen Dalipagic (Дражен Далипагић, Praja), Serbian basketball small forward born 1951 in Mostar, died 2025; Partizan legend, Yugoslavia's all-time top scorer, 1980 Olympic gold, Naismith Hall of Fame 2004.
Dražen Petrović
Dražen Petrović (1964–1993), Croatian shooting guard for Cibona, Real Madrid, Portland, and the Nets; first European on an All-NBA team, 1992 Olympic silver medalist, died at 28 in a German car crash.